2013 READING PLAN

Every year I set out with a resolution to read a lot over the next twelve months. Problem is, ‘a lot’ is an ambiguous term. More than that, it’s an ambiguous term with little to no direction. There is no rhyme or reason to my reading list; it’s typically random and intemperate.

This year I thought I would try my hand at setting out with a plan of attack. Below you will see listed a wide array of books that range from the apologetics of G.K. Chesterton to the whimsical stylings of Andrew Peterson. This list (it was so hard to whittle down) is my tentative reading plan for 2013.

You are invited to join me in reading one, some, or all of these books over the course of the next year. Or, you can root me on and hold me accountable by following my progress on goodreads (http://goo.gl/UgknK). If you are interested in joining me, I have cataloged the length, cost, and format of each book.

Also, here is the breakdown for the month of January. Will you join me on my READ-VENTURE?

2013 READING PLAN

Theological Classics:

• Calvin/Mcneill. Institutes 2 volumes (1822 pg.) – (http://goo.gl/LB6zQ, $53) reading plan – http://goo.gl/YmYMf
• Lane. Reader’s Guide to Institutes (176 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TfJhGA, $15)
• Owen. Mortification of Sin (100 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiDkYc, Kindle $2)
• Baxter. A Call to the Unconverted (108 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiDrmo, Kindle $1)
• Machen. Christianity and Liberalism (140 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiDw9V, Kindle $1)
• Bunyan. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (90 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiDz5o, Kindle $FREE)

Alternative Worldviews/Philosophy/Apologetics/Ethics:

• Kant. Critique of Practical Reason (126 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiDDCc, Kindle $FREE)
• Chesterton. Heretics (140 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiDI8S, Kindle $Free)
• Hume. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (142 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiDLBz, Kindle $FREE)
• Hume. An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (122 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiDNtn, Kindle $FREE)

Fiction/Classic Literature/Poetry: 

• O’Connor. The Complete Stories (576 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiDPRS, $11.25)
• Frost. Robert Frost’s Poems (288 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiDUoJ, $7)
• Peterson. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (304 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiE1Rg, $10.19)
• Peterson. North! Or Be Eaten (352 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiE6En, $10.19)
• Peterson. The Monster in the Hollows (348 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiEcMf, $11.19)
• Orwell, 1984 (384 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiEgvE, $16.32)
• Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (336 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiEqmw, $12.51)
• Sallinger, Catcher in the Rye (288 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiEvGV, $10.10)

Biographies:

• Piper. With Calvin in the Theater of God (176 pg.) – (http://goo.gl/xwnTa, $FREE)
• Piper. John Calvin and His Passion for the Majesty of God (64 pg.) – (http://goo.gl/F3XqU, $FREE)
• Sayers. Jack: A Life of C. S. Lewis (464 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiEK4P, Kindle $9)

Theology:

• Reinke. Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books (208 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiERNP, Kindle $8.79)
• DeYoung. Don’t Call It a Comeback (256 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiEYsC, Kindle $8)
• Litfin. Getting to Know the Church Fathers (304 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiF3fT, Kindle $13.19)
• Grudem. How Christians Should Relate to Government (84 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiF5EH, Kindle $3)
• Leeman. Church Membership (144 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiFbfo, $10.19)
• Leeman. Church Discipline (144 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiFffl, $10.19)
• Dodson. Gospel-Centered Discipleship (176 pg.) (http://amzn.to/TiFhUl, $10.39)

Productivity/Leadership:

• Tripp. Dangerous Calling (242 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiFp6t, Kindle $10.39)
• Sinek. Start with Why (256 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiFtTE, Kindle $10)
• Kraft. Leaders Who Last (160 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiFwib, Kindle $8.69)
• Collins. Great by Choice (320 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiFB5A, Kindle $13.10)
• Lencioni. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (229 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiFGpR, Kindle $13.72)

Lewis:

• CSL. Four Loves (141 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiFMxK, Kindle $8.51)
• CSL. The Abolition of Man (128 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiFO91, Kindle $8)
• CSL. The Problem of Pain (176 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiFVkO, Kindle $7)
• CSL. Surprised by Joy (240 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiFWVL, Kindle $8.46)
• CSL. Miracles (304 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiG2g7, Kindle $9)
• CSL. The Weight of Glory (208 pg.) – (http://amzn.to/TiG6fW, Kindle $7.60)

I will leave you with an inspirational quote to motivate you to kick your reading habit (or lack thereof) into gear this next year.

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” – Charles William Eliot